Beckley could host rhododendron festival and smokeless coal exposition
The writer urges Beckley to establish a rhododendron garden and annual festival to rival Asheville, highlighting Raleigh county’s state flower and climate. He also proposes a Smokeless Coal Exposition to showcase mining, preparation and combustion, paired with social features to unite regional coal interests and attract yearly visitors.
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Beckley
Raleigh County
Asheville
N. C
Itv
Shenandoah
Beckley Hub Expands with Prince Road Plans
Beckley aims to complete the fifth spoke in its road network connecting Shady Road Winding Gulf Whitesville and Mount Hope. About 75 000 people gain trading access as the Prince road from Lanark to Batoff mountain gains a mile monthly binder surfacing. A last leg contract from McCreery to Royal is anticipated. Fayette county builds a Prince to Layland route linking to Midland Trail facilitating Beckley to Midland Trail travel.
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Beckley
Prince
Gulf Road
Whitesville
Mount Hope
Prince Road
Lanark
Batoff Mountain
McCreery
Royal
New River
Fayette County Court
Layland
New road to Beckley opens easing mountain bottleneck
A new thirty mile road through the hills will link Laurel creek to Beckley via the Midland Trail, cutting travel from the upper Laurel creek area to Beckley to under an hour. The toll bridge at Prince is already seeing rapidly growing traffic benefiting Beckley stores theatres banks and other establishments.
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Laurel Creek
Charleston
Beckley
Prince
Federal crackdown on lotteries and counterfeiting ban
The Post Office Department and solicitor Horace J. Donnelly announce strict enforcement against lotteries to curb the widespread evils of counterfeiting and illegal gambling. The piece notes the ease of mass printing counterfeit tickets and the difficulty in distinguishing them from genuine ones, highlighting the broad reach of the lottery craze in American cities and the slim chances of winning.
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Post Office Department
Horace J. Donnelly
Coal Industry Urges Education Over Smoke Legislation
PRESS COMMENT argues the Fairmont Coal Operative association protests city plans to ban bituminous coal use to curb smoke. the piece blames industry for limited public education and calls for unified research and better consumer guidance to maintain market share amid low gas and coal prices.
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Fairmont Coal Operative Association
Clarksburg
Elkins Inter.mountain
Washington fans rally as Senators chase pennant again
Washington Daybook notes the 1920s style fever returns as Walter Johnson leads the Senators, second in the American League, with cabinet members and lawmakers among eager spectators at Griffith Stadium. Coolidge era parallels and high government interest mark the hopeful season uptick.
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Washington
Senators
Walter Johnson
Cabinent
Barney
New York Giants
Calvin Coolidge
Walter
Sible
Hoover
Coolidge
Walter Johson
Athletics
Griffith Stadium
Column Reflects on News and Mourning Departure
A column notes last week the Rosenbaum couple Mr and Mrs Grover Rosenbaum were summoned out of town by news of Mrs Rosenbaum's mother's death. The piece blends commentary and quotation with social observation.
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Grover Rosenbaum
Mrs. Rosenbaum
Beckley reminiscences and local notices blend in odd mix
A collage of quirky adages and local social notes fills a Beckley page. Snippets mention insomnia jokes, miniature politicking, and a Bourbon revival, followed by a long list of family visits, weekend gatherings, and vacation bible school announcements across Beckley and surrounding communities.
Gilespie family begins motor trip through Virginia and Carolinas
Price Hill West Virginia residents Mr and Mrs O H Gilespie and sister Miss Beulah Light left Tuesday for a motor trip through Virginia and North Carolina. Tom Syria visited with Mrs Dupuy in Beckley last week. Mrs Fred Huber of Price Hill died in a Beckley hospital last Thursday. Frank Londie is hospitalized in Beckley with appendicitis. Mrs Dewey Bryant has been visiting in North Carolina.
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O. H. Gilespie
Beulah Light
Virginia
North Carolina
Tom Syria
Dupuy
Beckley
Fred Huber
Price Hill
Frank Londie
Beckley Hospital
Dewey Bryant
Arnett Area Socials and Visits Noted
Mrs Mae Sarrett hosted the Ladies Aid quilting party with Lina Honaker Ida Harris Nora Sarrett and Etta McMillan among the guests. A group of about 45 Montroal and Arnett youths enjoyed a weiner roast near Bolt on Wednesday evening. John Cook of Cameron visited friends in Dorothy Saturday night Pauline Cook of Stover called on business in Arnett Thursday. Mr and Mrs Emil Griffith shopped in Beckley Wednesday. Arnett youth attended a swimming party Wednesday evening. Average cost to educate a student at the University of Idaho is 035 a year.
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J. L. Jack
Clothier
Logan County
B. M. Guy
H .R. Warden
Warden
M. F. Gambill
John Holliday
Henry Holliday
Ldmad
Fayette County
Robert Bennett
C. F. Williams
Backus
War Ridge
Summers County
W. L. Johnson
Grand View
Frank Bragg
Wayman Johnson
Dallas Radford
Stotesbury
Paris Stover
Howard Cole
Ragland
Cole
Grandview
J. O. Harvey
Jaanita
Dorothy Radford
Nellie Rodgers
Callaway Heights
Robert Kooniz
Beckley
Julius Edmonds
New River
Matt Hadford
Lois
June
Joyce Hadford
Frieda Harvey
Billy Woods
Irvin Floyd
Wilbur West
Coal River
Teel School
Mae Sarrett
Ladies Aid Society
Lina Honaker
Ida Harris
Nora Sarrett
Etta McMillon
Montroal
Arnett
Bolt
John Cook
Cameron
Dorothy
Pauline Cook
Stover
Emil Griffith
Equipage of Mystery Captivates New York Observers
Richard Massock chronicles a curious New York scene where a white haired, dignified woman rides in a gleaming carriage drawn by young horses, watched by a stern pair on the box. Nearby a Ritz wedding party departs in limousines while street chatter recalls artists models and a Weinman statue at the Metropolitan.
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New York
Ritz
Swank
Jerome Avenue
Desert pursuit of Bruce Carey looms in Nevada tale
Pierre trails Bruce into the Nevada desert to recover Ann while revelations connect the missing husband to a bank robbery. Jimmie Harrigan guides Pierre toward Mother Mountain as the two discuss Bruce 鈥淐areer's鈥� motives, a suspected love affair, and a dangerous search for the elusive Mother Mountain lode amid ominous desert whispers.
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Bruce
Ann
Pierre
Nevada
Roy Donovan
Jimmie Harrigan
Colorado
Barnes
Harrigan
Mother Mountain Lode
Jimmie
Mother Mountain
Mr. Harrigan
Orchard Hill
Bruce Carey
Red Butte
Tony
Desert
Bill
Mr. Bruce
Martin Bovis
Camden
D. Aptidom and Co
Descending Night Unveiled in Unconscious Pose
A fragmentary exchange emerges as a speaker assigns the title Descending Night to an unseen work. The remark links nightfall to an imagined sky and a perceived great idea, suggesting creative framing for an artwork or poem.
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Sky
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Jim Watson
Gerry Nye
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Oregon
Couzens
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Robinson
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House
BY Hall
Beauty
Fayssoux
Spain
Fred
Price Hill, W. Va
W. Va
Universary of
Idaho
By Richard Massock
Bronx
Metropolitan Museum
Adolph Weinman
Audréy Munon
Miss Munson
Weinman
Isadore Konti
Audrey
Harold Bell
Veta Taialaian
Martin
V. L. Martin
Mount Hope, W. Ya
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